Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 163

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Yesterday was Ozzy's Birthday! He turned 7! You're never too old to chew on a good stick!

2)
Braden is competing in States for the 55 and the 4x200 relay on Saturday! It is being held at Roanoke College...the above picture was taken at Heritage High School last month...

3) Last weekend Nick was flipping through the tv channels and came across a cooking show called Cookin' Cheap ...it was filmed here in Roanoke in the early to mid 80's...oh my gosh, we laughed so hard...this was a great little cooking show...you'll have to see if you can stream it...we found it on PBS...

4) The last few times I've downloaded pics from my camera they just kind of disappear into my computer...I know I saw them download but now I can't find them...have you ever had this happen to you? So frustrating! I do however need to clean out the old archives...soooo many pictures that are just sitting there taking up space...

5)
Going back in time to March of 2011 when we first got Ozzy...ahhhh would you look at my 2 babies! Ashlyn was in 11th grade then and Ozzy only about 6 weeks old!

That's my 5 for the week! I hope you will join in! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others!! Have a great weekend friends!!

Can We Just Get a Good Snow??? Please???!!!

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Botetourt County

For a couple of weeks the weather people have been talking about this past weekend's snow potential..."this could give us several inches" they said..."this will be a substantial storm with accumulating snow" they said...then cue the rain and we ended up with a slushy, icy mess...so annoying! We got a snow day out of it today but I would love to see something more than a dusting or ice! See, Ozzy isn't even impressed...

Did you watch the Superbowl last night? We didn't really have a team in it this year but just assumed the Patriots would win so it was nice to see the Eagles get their first Superbowl win!

If you stopped by here for Willy Nilly on Friday I apologize for not getting it going...it was the boys 16th birthday and the morning/day/night got away from me!

Now I'm going to go watch the This Is Us finale...I already know this is going to kill me!

Linking with Mersad's Through My Lens

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 132

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It's really, really hard to keep Ozzy out of the pool...that boy loves to swim!

2)
Christian's girlfriend Madeline just graduated high school...we were invited to her house for a cookout...this is my little family starting from the left: Christian, Dalton, Ashlyn and Braden...

3)

This is near the Jaycee Camp in Blue Ridge

4)

The gate was closed so we couldn't drive any further...the sign said "unsafe road condtions" so we walked down the road to find out why...

5)

Ahhh the road was washed away! Crazy!

That's my 5 this week and I hope to see you join in with me! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend, keep cool!

Downtown Clifton Forge

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That's the Masonic Theatre over there. It was built in 1905 and still going strong...for more info on the Theatre CLICK HERE

Today I am thankful that my sweet Ozzy is feeling better! Last week he tore a pad right off his front paw. I noticed him limping and not using that paw and when I took a closer look the pad was just hanging there....looked so painful. I cleaned it up and bandaged it, kept that up for a few days and he is back to his old self...thank goodness!
Linking up with Michelle's Thankful Thursday

Have a great day :)

Bye Bye Bye

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Nick having a snowball fight with the dogs

Ozzy "C'mon dad, throw the snowball"!

Today I am thankful for the 63 degree day we are going to have today so all this snow, although pretty while it lasted, will be nothing but a memory! Bring on spring!

Any of you singing the NSYNC song now? See what I did there? ;)

Linking up with Michelle's Thankful Thursday

Have a great day!

A Couple of Happy Dogs

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Ozzy & Riley
After a couple of snow days it's back to school..boo :(

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Snow Day 2017

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Botetourt County

It happened! We got snow! It started in the middle of the night sometime Friday and didn't stop till about noon Saturday...I guess we ended up with about 5 inches but it has been so cold that a lot of roads are really icy so we ended up with a snow day today!
Pictures 1 & 2 are looking up and down my street
Picture 3 is Riley checking out our driveway
Picture 4 is Ozzy and Riley playing...they sure do love the snow!

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Ozzy & Riley

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Ozzy

Riley who is a little mischievous...notice he has gotten something from the trash!

Today I am thankful for Ozzy and Riley...Ozzy our sweet Rottweiler will be 6 in February and I just love him to pieces...Riley is Ashlyn's little pooch and Ash and Ri came to live with us after she graduated from JMU...by the way, she's still looking for her "big girl job" anyone looking for a smart girl with a political science major? Anyways...Ozzy and Riley get along great, they are good friends!

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“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”
― Mark Twain

Some Fall Colors, A Fence & Ozzy

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Sunday was so nice we decided to take Ozzy out for a little walk. This was his first time to ride in the back of the truck. Ozzy loved it...I was a nervous wreck. He was tied down but I was still a nervous wreck. Luckily we only went about 5 minutes from the house! (Doesn't that sun flare make it look like he's wearing a little saddle?!) Here Ozzy is showcasing the fence in the background for Tex's Good Fences

more of that same fence...

such pretty leaves!

climbed up to the top and this was our view!

Ozzy really had fun but was definitely ready to head home and take a loooong nap, which he did!

A Jumpin' Good Time

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Be prepared...I am getting ready to bombard you with more pictures of jumping dogs! I love dogs, what can I say?!

These 2 happy dogs were putting on a show at the Go Outside Festival last weekend...

This is my own air dog Ozzy...he loves to swim...sometimes it is difficult to keep him out of the pool!

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Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 76

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From the boys track meet yesterday @ Read Mountain Middle School:
1)

Braden

2)

Dalton
Watching the hurdle jumps is my favorite event.

3)

Pretty views from their school.

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I liked these colorful cones!

5)

And 1 of Ozzy :)

That's it for me this week. Again I am sorry I haven't been a good visitor but time is slipping away from me...I swear there aren't enough hours in the day! Luckily today is our last day of school then we are out for spring break...ahhhh, we need this!

I hope you will play along! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Thank you and have a great weekend and a wonderful Easter!



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Through My Lens - #JonasBlizzard

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Well the storm came and went. It started snowing before we woke up Friday morning and snowed and snowed till early Saturday. I think we ended up with about 15 inches or so...not nearly as bad as they were predicting...thank goodness we never lost power! These pictures were taken around my backyard on Sunday, which was beautiful and sunny, and warm(ish)!

Peeking down the hill at the man who lives behind us...see him shoveling? You can also spy a little kid out playing...

What's Ozzy looking at?

It's his little friends next door...see them? I think they were tied to the porch so they wouldn't disappear in the snow! (Don't worry, they are indoor dogs, same as Ozzy!)

School was cancelled on Friday of course and they've already cancelled for Monday. Our road looks fine but the county I live in, Botetourt County, is mostly rural so there are a lot of those backroads that take time to get cleared. Bless the snowplow drivers!

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